I just started working at a fast food restaurant and am really just blown away by how much rewarding it is that my last job working at a social welfare agency “helping people.” There is almost ALWAYS something to do AND my work can be objectively measured, two things untrue of my last job.

I’m trying to figure out what I want out of life, and work, and career, and I think this is really important to me: I actually need to be DOING something, something that I have direct control over, and something that I don’t NEED to say, “Look what a good job I did” because it is transparent.

Part of the reason I think this is important to me is if these requirements are NOT met, then the job is essentially convincing OTHERS that you are good at your job and/or that they like you. If what you do is opaque, unclear, or hard to measure, you have to constantly be policing the social narrative around yourself and your work–two things I have absolutely no interest (or ability?) in doing.

What’s been your experience?

  • joelle_ether@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    11 days ago

    hm thanks, I’m currently looking for a job/new life so I think that book sounds helpful. I had a book like that that I bought when I was taking some night classes, but it just reenforced what I thought I wanted to do and didn’t give me any new insight or ideas. I think now I can be honest with myself and hopefully those tests will give me some guidance

    • DagwoodIII@piefed.socialEnglish
      2·
      11 days ago

      Good luck.

      This book doesn’t try to fit you into a slot; it shows you all the jobs that you might find interestng

      • joelle_ether@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        2·
        11 days ago

        thank you! yeah that’s exactly what I’m looking for, I kind of pidgeonholed myself into male fields before, I think I might make a good nurse or something, but I want to check out my options